Bonnie Halper

Bonnie Halper is Editor-in-Chief of AlleyWatch and also writes and curates the StartupOneStop.com newsletter, which focuses on startups and entrepreneurs, and is currently being read in 50+ countries around the world.

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Accelerators can be great, but hardware and devices connected to the Internet of Things are a whole different beast. When it comes to business, we’re not talking enterprise but rather, workplace and/or consumer safety – so it...

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First, some fun facts:
There was a 60% increase in applications for NYC program this year, and the acceptance rate was 0.8%.
The companies that were selected are innovating across wide range of spaces, from virtual reality to...

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If you ask people what their overarching desire for humanity is, most would say world peace. Upworthy founder Eli Pariser has more or less spent his career trying to make it happen – or at least, to help make the world a better...

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It’s not easy to get into one of the most successful accelerators in the country, and out of thousands of applicants, only ten companies are selected to participate in Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator’s four-month...

Advice -
Being EIC of AlleyWatch, and taking the pulse of the industry in general and startups in particular, here are what we hope are some general takeaways that might help you in future on some decisions you might have to make, or with...

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It’s been a grueling past few months for the 200+ teams. They’re NYU all the way, be they undergraduate or graduate students, faculty or alumni, all challenged to validate assumptions, identify initial customers, and fine tune...

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It’s New York and what better place to launch a food accelerator?
Food-X is the first international business accelerator program focused on launching food-related ventures with an evergreen fund, and it’s amazing what a team...

Advice -
We humans seem to love two things in particular this time of year: lists and predictions. If we can get both in one shot, that’s even better.
Every year, Mark Anderson, CEO of Strategic News Service - a must-read for industry...

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ELOQUII, an e-Commerce apparel site designed for fashion-loving women sizes 14-24, has raised approximately $6M in a Series A round of funding led by Greycroft Partners.
Other investors who participated in the round include Daher...

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It was the last NY Tech Meetup of the year and you know what happens every December : we say we say good bye to the old and ring in the new and that’s precisely what happened at the Meetup.
New York State Chief Digital...

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Demo Day for the New York Digital Health Accelerator’s Class #2 is this Thursday, and if there’s any doubt in your mind as to the effectiveness of the program, here are a few facts for you:
The inaugural class of eight...

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38 companies came from all over the globe to compete in Empire Startups Summit Speed Pitch Competition November 10th-11th for the 10 coveted semi-finalist spots – and chance to win $10,000 in seed funding.
Not bad for a day’s...

The Watch -
The Dublin Web Summit was a veritable who’s who of tech, past and present. And probably future, considering that some 2000+ startups were present. Only time will tell. It’s where the tech world meets and given that, of course they...

Advertising -
To say that Shari Redstone is a force of nature is putting it mildly. You might detect a twinge of a Boston accent, but when she speaks, it’s definitely at a breakneck New York pace. You can almost tell that the cofounder and...

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It’s the R/GA Accelerator powered by Techstars' IoT Class of 2015. Ten companies who reflect the fast-growing Internet of Things that is powering connected devices, from homes to offices, from aircraft to automobiles, from beacons...

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After months of preparations, they’re ready to take on the world.
Of education.
Here’s a sneak preview of the eleven companies that are going to kill it at Kaplan EdTech Accelerator Demo Day. And they’re anything but...